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NASA and the U.S. Space Force are launching the STORIE mission to image Earth's ring current from the International Space Station, using energetic neutral atom measurements to reveal how this doughnut-shaped particle belt forms and evolves during solar storms, with the goal of better space-weather forecasts and protecting satellites and power infrastructure.
NASA and the US Space Force are launching the STORIE mission to image and track Earth's doughnut-shaped ring current, aiming to determine whether its charged particles originate from the Sun or Earth's atmosphere and to understand how space weather affects satellites and power infrastructure.
NASA's STORIE mission will be mounted on the International Space Station to image Earth's ring current from an inside-out perspective by detecting energetic neutral atoms, helping scientists determine whether ring-current particles come from the solar wind or Earth’s atmosphere, and improve space-weather predictions that affect satellites and power grids during a six-month mission.